Toy



Dec. 21 1926.

W. REINFELDT TOY Filed Feb. 6, 1926 INVENTOR.

. )filliam Feinfeldf ATTORNE).

Patented Dec. Ei,

hihihihi) STATES \VILLIATII REINFELTDT, 01? DETRCIT, MICHIGAN.

TOY.

Application filed February My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in a toy used for purposes of an'iusement with children and adults, so constructed that :its proper operation requircs the exercise of skill and thought and intended, when iinproperly operated to af ford considerable nicrriment and amusement.

The toy is intended to be operated by blowing the breath and to this cud there may be operated upon the toy a part which will indicate that it is being properly oper ated, such as a wind wheel which will rotate when properly operated or a balloon or the like which will become infiated when properly` operated. To provide such a device is one of the objects of the present invention.

Another object of the present invention 'is the provision of a toy of this class which will be simple in structure, econoniical of nianufacture and durable. l

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the 'combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed. i

The invention will be best understood from a reference to the accompanying drawing, which forni a part of this specification and in which,

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of the invcntion.

Fig. 2 is a front elevational view of the invention.

Fig. 3 is a seotional view taken on substantially line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

As shown in the drawings the invention comprises a container 9 having an opening 10 formed in its side wall; This opening being located preferably adjacent the top. Mounted upon the top wall 14 is a U-shaped supporting standard 11 between the legs of which there is journalled upon a sha-Et 12, which is mounted in the legs of the U- shaped supporting standard, a vaned wheel 13, so arranged that a blast *of air properly directed upon it will serve to rotate the wheel 13. Projected through the side wall of the container is a tub-e 15, having its outer end open and its inner end closed' as, at 16. Communicating with the tube 15 is a pipe 17 which has its end 18 projected through the top 14: of the container and so positioned that a blast of air directed through the pipe 17 will be ejected through the end 18 in a direction and at a position for eflecting a rotation of the vaned wheel 13. This wheel e, 1926. Serial Ne. 36,429..

13 being ternied on this account a wind wheel. Projected concentrically through the tube 15 is a tube 19 which is open at both ends and the inner end of which projects through the closed end 16 of the tube 15. Secured to the outer end of the tube 19 is a cone-shaped guard 20 so arranged to shield from view the open end of the tube 15.

Positioned in the container is a suitable amount of larnp black or other fine powder 21. It will appear from the description of the operation of the invention `that the con tents of the container 9 may be va ied as desired for effectiu the purposes intended.

The toy is used as an aniuseinent device, the object being to test the lungs of the op erator to dete mine whether or not the operator can blow sufticiently hard to cause a rotation of the wheel 13. The operator in doing this will naturally place his mouth over the shield 20 and blow into the container. It will be noted that the opening 10 and the center of the pipe 19 are in the same vertical plane so that the one blowing into the pipe 19 will be facing the opening 10. When a blast of air is directed through the pipe 19, the lamp black or other powder will be forced through the opening i0 onto the face of the user. By depositing in the container a powder sufficiently fine the operatorwill be deceived and unaware of the fact that a powder is being blown onto his face, thinking that it is but the air coming through the container through the opening Where lamp black is used much ainuseine-nt is afforded to the onlookers as the operator is unaware that his face is being hlackened. The operator .failing to spin the wheel 13 by blowing through the pipe 19 concludes that it is because the air is escaping through the opening 10, with a result that he. naturally covers the opening `10, and then directs a blast of air through the pipe 19. The re sult` is that a pressure of air is built up in the container and after this pressure has been built up to a certain degree so that the operator sees the futility of his efforts he will cease blowing to release the inwardly directed pressure. The built up pressure will thence force a quantity of lamp black or other powder outwardly through the tube 19 into and against the inouth of the user. This also alfords much aniuseinent and informs the operator that he has been the brunt of a joke.

A skilled operator who understands the device may then indicate that the wheel 13 can be caused to rotate by blowing. In doi ing this he. places his mouth over the pipe 15 so that the shield is positioned inwardly of his lips. By closing the end of the tube 19 and blowing, the air will pass into the shield 20 and through the tube 15 and the pipe 17 to effect a rotation of the wheel 13.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of structure, I do not wish to limit myself to the precise embodiment of the structure shown, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as as come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention what l claim as new and desire to sec-ure by Letters Patent is:

1. A toy of the class described comprising' a container; a blow pipe projected into said container and having its inner end closed; a delivery pipe connected at one end to said blow pipe in the interior of said container and projecting exterior of said container at its opposite end; means exterior of said container for indicating an emission of air from the exterior end of said delivery pipe; an interior blow pipe projected through said first mentioned blow pipe and communicating at its inner end with the interior of said container, the outer end of said interior blow pipe extending beyond the outer end of said first mentioned blow pipe; and a shield mounted on the outer end of said interior blow pipe for concealing, from View the outer end of said first mentioned blow pipe, the Outer end of said first mentioned blow pipe being' in communication with the atmosphere, and said container having an opening 'formed in its side.

2. A toy of the class described comprising' a container; a blow pipe projected into said container and having its inner end closed; a delivery pipe connected at one end to .said blow pipe in the interior of said container and projecting exterior of said container at its opposite end; means exterior of said container for indicating an emission of air from the exterior end of said delivery pipe; an interior blow pipe projected through said .first mentioned blow pipe and communicating at its inner end with the interior of said container, the outer end of said interior blow pipe extending beyond the outer end of said first mentioned blow pipe; and a .shield mounted on the outer end of said interior blow pipe for concealing from View the outer end of said first mentioned blow pipe; the

outer end of said first mentioned blow pipe being in communication with the atmosphere, said container having an opening formed in its side in substantially vertical alignment with said blow pipes.

3. A. toy of the class described comprising a container having an opening formed at one of its side walls adjacent one end; a pair of blow pipes projected through said side wall into the exterior of said container, both of said blow pipes communicating at their outer ends with the atmosphere and one of said blow pipes comnnmicating at its inner cnd with the interior of said container and means for indicating exterior of said container the delivery of air under pressure to the other of said blow pipes, the exterior end of one of said blow pipes projecting beyond the exterior end of the other; and a shield mounted on the projecting end of said blow pipe for shielding from view the exterior end of the other blow pipe.

4. A toy of the class described comprising a container having an opening formed in one of its side walls adjacent one end; a. pair of blow pipes concentrically arranged and projected through said side wall into the interior of said container, one of said blow pipes communicating with the interior of said container and the other being closed from communicating with the interior of said container; a delivery pipe for delivering' air from said closed blow pipe exteriorally of said container; a supporting member mounted on said container; and a wind wheel mounted on said supporting member adapted for rotation upon delivery of air under pressure from said blow pipe, one of saidblow pipes projecting` at its outer end beyond the outer end of the other; and a shield mounted on said projecting end of .said blow pipe for shielding from view the outer end of the other of said blow pipes.

5. In a toy of the class described a container; a blow pipe projecting inwardly of said container and sealed from communication with the interior thereof, the outer end of said blow pipe communicating with the atmosphere; a second blow pipe concentrically arranged relatively to said first mentioned blow pipe and communicating at one end with the interior of said container and at its other end with the atmosphere; a shield carried by the outer end of one of said blow pipes and shielding the outer end of the other of said blow pipes from view.

In testimony whereof I have signed the foregoing.

iVILLIAM REINFELDT, 

